Dec 15 2004
From The Space Library
U.S. federal government agencies released details of a long-term business strategy for the development of the Next Generation Air Transportation System ~ NextGen. The air traffic system NextGen encompassed a collection of infrastructural, policy, and technological efforts to address air traffic control, security, and other air-transportation concerns, which the U.S. government expected would increase with the continued growth in U.S. air traffic. In 2003 the U.S. Congress had created the Joint Planning and Development Office to coordinate public and private efforts to create and implement NextGen. The federal agencies participating in the effort included NASA and the Departments of Commerce, Defense, Homeland Security, and Transportation. The newly released NextGen strategy did not provide specific recommendations on NextGen; rather, it outlined objectives and requirements according to eight subject areas, including airport infrastructure development, security, and weather forecasting. (NASA, “Roadmap for Future of Air Transportation Announced,” news release 04-399, 15 December 2004; Joint Planning and Development Office, “NextGen,” http://www.jpdo.gov/nextgen.asp (accessed 4 June 2009).
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